Idaho State University Transfer Credit Policya60823

Transfer Credit Evaluation Transfer credits will not be evaluated until all credits earned or attempted and all grades received in college-level courses from regionally accredited instit

Transfer Credit Evaluation

Transfer credits will not be evaluated until all credits earned or attempted and all grades received

in college-level courses from regionally accredited institutions are evaluated for possible transfer credit to Idaho State University The applicability of these credits to the student’s program of study is determined by their major department

Transfer credits from non-U.S colleges or universities which are college level and have received a passing grade are recorded with grades of Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory

A transfer GPA is not calculated for the ISU record

Transfer Credit Limitations - Junior and Community Colleges

Students transferring from a regionally accredited Junior College or Community College may use a maximum of 70 credits for an Idaho State University bachelor’s degree

Professional-Technical Credit

Credits earned at regionally accredited or state approved professional-technical schools may be petitioned through the appropriate academic departments for transfer credit consideration

Lower vs Upper Division Transfer Credit

Credits are transferred to Idaho State University at the level earned at the institution of origin Transferred lower division (1000 and 2000 level) credit may NOT count as upper division (3000 and 4000) credit regardless of the appropriate course equivalencies determined by the Admission Office.

Transfer Credits Toward General Education Requirements

1 Students who transfer to Idaho State University from a U.S regionally accredited institution with an earned Associate of Arts (A.A.), Associate of Science (A.S.), or Associate of Arts and Science (A.A.&S.) degree (received in 1995 or later) or baccalaureate degree have met the General Education requirements for Idaho State University However, they will be required

to complete all courses that are required by their major or degree program at Idaho State

University, including prerequisites to courses that may be on the Idaho State University General Education course list

2 Students transferring from any U.S academic regionally accredited institution, who have completed the Idaho general education core courses (but do not have an A.A., A.S or

A.A.&S degree) and have their transcripts noted “Idaho core certified” by the sending

institution, have met the Idaho State University general education requirements However, they will be required to complete all courses that are required by their major/degree

program at Idaho State University, including prerequisites to courses that may be on the Idaho State University General Education course list

3 Records from students who do not meet either of the above criteria will be reviewed to determine fulfillment of Idaho State University general education core courses Students who have 58 or more transferrable college level credits will be given special consideration

Departmental Prerequisites and Lower Division Requirements

Transfer students should be aware that graduation requirements for certain majors may include specific courses or additional credit hours in courses normally associated with

General Education Requirements

Transfers with fewer than 58 Credits

Students who transfer to Idaho State University with fewer than 58 credits and without an earned A.A., A.S., or A.A.&S degree from other institutions must complete the General Education Requirements at Idaho State University as previously stated Work taken at other institutions is reviewed on a course-by-course basis to determine which Idaho State

University General Education Requirements are met General Education Requirements not met with transferred course work must be satisfied by Idaho State University courses listed

as meeting those requirements

Transfers with 58 credits and/or with an A.A., A.S., or A.A.&S Degree

Students who have earned the A.A., A.S., or A.A.&S degree (in 1995 or later) from a U.S academic regionally accredited institution and/or who have met Idaho State Board core subject requirements are excluded from the provisions as stated below for students

transferring 58 or more credits to Idaho State University

Courses taken by the transfer student after enrolling at Idaho State University to meet the General Education Requirements for the B.A., B.S., and B.B.A degrees as stated below must

be selected from the unfulfilled goals in those groups

Bachelor of Arts in the College of Arts and Letters or College of Science and

Engineering

Transfer students with 58 or more credits from other institutions who are seeking a B.A degree in the College of Arts and Letters or the College of Science and Engineering must satisfy General Education Goals 1, 2, and 3 They may consider Goals 4 and 5 as a single eight hour natural/physical science requirement, and Goals 6, 7, and 8 as a single nine-hour

humanities requirement, and must complete both Goals 10A and 10B and nine more credits

in Goals 9, 11, and/or 12

Bachelor of Arts in Colleges Other than Arts and Letters or College of Science and Engineering, and Bachelor of Business Administration

Students transferring to Idaho State University with 58 or more credits from other

institutions and working toward a B.A degree in any College other than Arts and Letters or Science and Engineering, or toward a B.B.A degree, must satisfy General Education Goals 1,

2, and 3 They may consider Goals 4 and 5 as a single eight hour natural/physical science requirement, and Goals 6, 7, and 8 as a single nine-hour humanities requirement Goals 9, 10A or 10B, 11, and 12 may be considered as a twelve-hour Social Science requirement Those who opt to fulfill Goal 10B also must take nine credits from Goals 9, 11, and/or 12

More about Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Applied Science, and Bachelor of Applied

Technology

Students transferring to Idaho State University with 58 or more credits from other

institutions and working toward a B.S., B.A.S., or B.A.T degree must satisfy Goals 1, 2, and 3

In transferring, students may consider Goals 4 and 5 as a single eight-hour natural/physical science requirement and Goals 6, 7, and 8 as a single six-hour humanities requirement Goals

9, 10 A-B, 11, and 12 may be considered as a nine-hour Social Science requirement Students who opt to fulfill Goal 10B also must take six credits from 9, 11, and/or 12

More about Bachelor of Science

More about Bachelor of Applied Science / Bachelor of Applied Technology

Transfer Students with Bachelor’s Degrees

Students with bachelor’s degrees from a regionally accredited institution will be considered

to have met Idaho State University’s General Education Requirements when seeking a

second bachelor’s degree See Requirements for Second Degree section of this Catalog

Transfer Students from Non-Accredited Institutions

Credit from nonaccredited institutions will be accepted on the basis of those institutions listed in the Transfer Credit Practices of Designated Educational Institutions, published by the American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers and Accredited

Institutions of Postsecondary Education published by the American Council on Education Credit denied on the basis of such practice may be sought by examinations or petitioned through Idaho State University’s academic departments An application for transfer credit may also be made with the Idaho State Board of Education